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Research note in development
Too Many Tabs Open: Measuring the Cost of Fragmented Work
An exploratory framework for cognitive load under thread-constrained work
Introduction
Work can feel harder when attention is split across too many unresolved threads. This developing research note frames questions, competing hypotheses, and candidate measures for that cognitive cost. It is a proposal for study, not a report of an executed experiment.
Research state
This is a research note in development. A complete manuscript is not yet public, and the summary must not be read as a finished paper or validated conclusion.